Summary of Contents for CineRAID 600 Series
- Page 1 CineRAID 600/700 Series RAID Subsystem CR-R612 / CR-R616 / CR-R624 (Single Core Controller) CR-R712 / CR-R716 / CR-R724 (Dual Core Controller) Hardware Installation Guide Version 1.1...
- Page 2 Hardware Installation Guide 10/01/2012 Copyright ©2011~2012 This guide and any accompanying software and firmware are copyrighted. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored on a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without prior written consent except for copies retained by the purchaser for backup purposes.
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- Page 4 Hardware Installation Guide For Europe This drive is in conformity with the EMC directive. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Those limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
- Page 5 Hardware Installation Guide Welcome to Hardware Installation Guide. This guide is designed to be used as step-by-step instructions for installation of your subsystem, and covers everything you need to know in learning how to operation, troubleshooting and future upgrades. For the detail about how to configure your subsystem, please refer to the Software Operation manual.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Hardware Installation Guide Contents ........BOUT ARDWARE NSTALLATION UIDE ................. YMBOLS IN ..................... ONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION ............. 1 ................1 ODEL ARIATIONS ..................... 2 EATURES Front Panel Overview ..............4 Rear Panel Overview ..............6 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLATION ............. 17 &... - Page 8 Hardware Installation Guide Battery Backup Capacity ............... 35 Operation ..................35 Removing the Battery Backup Module .......... 35 APPENDIX C. SPECIFICATIONS ..........36 ................... 36 PECIFICATIONS...
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Page 9: Chapter 1. Introduction
D There are twelve models in CineRAID storage subsystem series; which utilize Quad 8Gb Fibre / dual 6Gb miniSAS as Host interface per controller, each with 12, 16, or 24 device bays. Model Name Host Interface... -
Page 10: Features
F: Fiber to Host, S:SAS to Host, S:Single Controller, D: Dual Controllers The CineRAID Series RAID Subsystem is designed to meet today’s high volume, performance storage requirements from rapidly changing business environment. It provides a maximum data protection and exceptional performance in a storage subsystem. - Page 11 Chapter 1. Introduction Online Volume Set growth Support spin down drivers when not in use to extend service life (MAID). Instant availability and background initialization. Automatic drive insertion / removal detection and rebuilding.
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Page 12: Front Panel Overview
Hardware Installation Guide Understanding the CineRAID RAID subsystem Front Panel Overview LCD Module Function keys. ( ENT, ESC, Scroll up, Scroll Down ) Keys Descriptions Up Arrow To scroll upward through the menu items Down Arrow To scroll downward through the menu items... - Page 13 Chapter 1. Introduction LED Indicator Normal Status Problem Indication Power On Bright Blue This LED does not light up after indicator power switched on Fail Indicator LED never light up LED light up as Red. Data Access Blink blue during host computer LED never flickers accessing the RAID subsystem.
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Page 14: Rear Panel Overview
Hardware Installation Guide CR-R612 / CR-R712 Drive Bay Rear Panel Overview CR-R624FS/D Fiber-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM... - Page 15 Chapter 1. Introduction 17 18 1 3 4 5 6 12 14 2 15 19 20 21 9 10 11 13 CR-R624SS/D SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 17 18 12 14 2 15 19 20 21 9 10 11 13 CR-R724FS/D Fibre-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM...
- Page 16 Hardware Installation Guide CR-R724SS/D SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 1. Controller Box 1. 2. Controller Box 2 CR-R624FS/D & CR-R724FS/D : FC_CH_0 & LED Indicator FC_CH_1 & LED Indicator FC_CH_2 & LED Indicator FC_CH_3 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link...
- Page 17 Chapter 1. Introduction Blue + Blink Access CR-R624SS/D & CR-R724SS/D : SAS CH 0 & LED Indicator SAS CH 1 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access 7. Raid Controller Status LED & Fault LED Indicator Colors Indicate Status...
- Page 18 Hardware Installation Guide 22. AC inlet 1 & Latch 23. Power Module 1 24. AC inlet 2 & Latch 25. Power Module 2 26. AC inlet 3 & Latch 27. Power Module 3...
- Page 19 Chapter 1. Introduction CR-R616FS/D Fiber-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 17 18 14 2 15 19 20 21 9 10 11 CR-R616SS/D SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 17 18 14 2 15 19 20 21 9 10 11 CR-R716FS/D Fiber-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM...
- Page 20 Hardware Installation Guide CR-R716SS/D SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 1. Controller Box 1. 2. Controller Box 2 CR-R616FS/D & CR-R716FS/D : FC_CH_0 & LED Indicator FC_CH_1 & LED Indicator FC_CH_2 & LED Indicator FC_CH_3 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access CR-R616SS/D &...
- Page 21 Chapter 1. Introduction Status Green + Blink Raid Controller OK Fault Raid Controller Fault 8. SAS Expand Port ( Reserved) 9. SAS Expand Port 1 & LED Indicator 10. SAS Expand Port 0 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access 11.
- Page 22 Hardware Installation Guide 20 3 4 5 6 21 16 15 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 CR-R612SS/D SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM 21 16 15 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 CR-R712FS/D Fiber-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM CR-R712SS/D SAS-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM...
- Page 23 Chapter 1. Introduction 1. Controller Box 1. 2. Controller Box 2 CR-612F8S/D & CR-712F8S/D : FC_CH_0 & LED Indicator FC_CH_1 & LED Indicator FC_CH_2 & LED Indicator FC_CH_3 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access CR-612S6S/D & CR-712S6S/D : SAS CH 0 &...
- Page 24 Hardware Installation Guide Status Green + Blink Raid Controller OK Fault Raid Controller Fault 8. SAS Expand Port ( Reserved) 9. SAS Expand Port 1 & LED Indicator 10. SAS Expand Port 0 & LED Indicator Colors Indicate Green Link Blue + Blink Access 11.
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Page 25: Chapter 2. Installation
& & c Before unpacking the CineRAID RAID subsystem, prepare a clean, stable surface to put on the contents of CineRAID RAID shipping container. Altogether, you should find following items in the package: CineRAID Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem : ... -
Page 26: What Else You Need
Use a suitable anti-static wrist or ankle strap and observe all conventional ESD precaution when handle CineRAID RAID’s modules and components. Avoid contact with backplane components and module connectors. The CineRAID RAID series includes 12/16/24 hot swappable drive bays. The... - Page 27 Chapter 2. Installation following sections describe how to install disks into CineRAID RAID subsystems. Loading 2.5” Hard Disk to the drive bay. 1. Put 2.5 HDD into the bay. 2. Fasten all 4 screws to mount HDD in the bay and make sure the HDD is properly tightened.
- Page 28 Hardware Installation Guide You are shipped one rackmount kit for each CineRAID subsystem that you intend to rackmount. CineRAID subsystem is designed for installation into a industry-standard 19-inch rackmount cabinet. Following the use of this section for installing the CineRAID subsystem into a Rack Install the Slide Rails 1.
- Page 29 Figure 2. 2. Fasten two M5 screws through the chassis ears in the front side of the chassis to secure the CineRAID subsystem in the rack as Figure 3. Figure 3. The CineRAID subsystem is heavy, two person are required to move the...
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Page 30: System Connection
MPIO ( Multi pathing I/O ) drivers for use with different operating systems. For more detail information, please check Chapter 6 of “Software Operation Manual”. There are many topologies of SAS JBOD with CineRAID RAID subsystems. Ways to implement are as below: One SAS Raid subsystem with one SAS JBOD... - Page 31 Chapter 2. Installation 16Bays Fibre RAID 16bays JBOD One SAS Raid subsystem with more SAS JBODs 16Bays Fibre RAID 16bays JBOD 16bays JBOD 16bays JBOD 16bays JBOD It supports up to four tiers and 122 drives. One RAID Set supports up to 32 HDDs ...
- Page 32 Fourth tier is a SAS JBOD with a SAS CH0 on it. Connecting SAS CH0 to SAS exp. Port on third tier SAS JBOD via a Mini SAS to Mini SAS Cable. CineRAID RAID subsystem do not require the installation of different drivers for use with different operating systems. CineRAID RAID is independent and transparent to the host operating system.
- Page 33 Chapter 2. Installation 3. Power on and boot the host computer(s) When RAID SYSTEM is running, you are ready to configure one or more RAID arrays. You have the following options: 1. Turn to Chapter 3 of “Software Operation Manual” to perform a quick setup of a single RAID array using the control panel.
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Page 34: Chapter 3. A Trouble Shooting
I If the fault LED on the front panel and LCD of CineRAID RAID lights red and LCD displays an error message, or if CineRAID RAID’s Internet manager indicates a fault, determine the reason for this alert immediately. Examine the component LEDs to see if any indicates a fault, and then replace it as soon as possible. -
Page 35: Replacing / Upgrading Dimm
“Soft Operation Manual” reconfigure your RAID CineRAID RAID CR-600 series are normally supplied with 1GB cache memory installed, CineRAID RAID CR-700 series are normally supplied with 1GB cache memory installed. There's no set formula to determine how much cache memory to use, but as a... -
Page 36: Cr-R700 Raid Series
Hardware Installation Guide Size From 512MB, 1GB, 2GB & 4GB CR-700 RAID series Type 240-pin DDR-III DIMM module (DDR III-1333Mhz) ECC, with Register. Parity (ECC) With parity for data security. Size From 1GB, 2GB, 4GB & 8GB ( Dual Rank). Installing DIMM To install a DIMM, ensure the system power is off and disconnected. -
Page 37: Module
Use screws provided with CineRAID system only. Longer or shorter screws may cause electric shorting or un-proper installed. Static electricity can damage electronic components. To guard against such... -
Page 38: Module
Hardware Installation Guide screw. Removing the Fan Module from CineRAID 12bays RAID subsystems : In order to access controller box, 1. Turn anti-clock wise to release the thumb Screws. 2. Push down then use eject bar to remove controller box. - Page 39 Unscrew the thumb fastener, then push right the release button, slide it back and lifting off. Installing Power module into CineRAID: Insert a Power module then fasten the screw. The Power indicator will turn bright “Green” to indicate it has powered on...
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Page 40: Connectors
Hardware Installation Guide Ethernet RJ-45 Connector Pin# Signal Name Fiber SFP Pin# Signal Name FAULT MOD_DEF(2) MOD_DEF(1) MOD_DEF(0) Rate Select... - Page 41 Appendix A. Connectors RJ-11 Pin# Signal Pin# Signal miniSAS (SFF-8088) Pin# Signal Pin# Signal RX0+ TX0- RX0- TX0+ RX1+ TX1- RX1- TX1+ RX2+ TX2- RX2- TX2+ RX3+ TX3- RX3- TX3+...
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Page 42: Battery Backup Module (Bbm)
Hardware Installation Guide The external RAID controller operates using cache memory .The battery Backup Module is an add-on module that provides power to the external RAID controller cache memory in the event of a power failure. The Battery Backup Module monitors the write back cache on the external RAID controller, and provides power to the cache memory if it contains data not yet written to the hard drives when power failure occurs. -
Page 43: Battery Backup Capacity
Appendix B. Battery Back up Module Plug the BBM carrier into the controller and fasten the thumb screws. Battery Backup Capacity Battery backup capacity is defined as the maximum duration of a power failure for which data in the cache memory can be maintained by the battery. The BBM’s backup capacity varied with the memory chips that installed on the external RAID controller Capacity... -
Page 44: Appendix C. Specifications
Hardware Installation Guide Specifications CineRAID CR-6 RAID Series CR-R624 CR-R616 CR-R612 Model R624FS/D R624SS/D R16FS/D R616SS/D R612FS/D R612SS/D Controller Up to 2 Up to 2 Up to 2 Number 800Mhz RAID-On-Chip Storage Processor. Advanced PCI-Express 2.0 x8 bus Up to 4GB DDR2-800 SDRAM on one DIMM socket with... - Page 45 Appendix C. Specification CR-624 CR-616 CR-612 Model R624FS/D R624SS/D R624FS/D R624SS/D R624FS/D R624SS/D Firmware-embedded Web browser-based RAID manager via built-in 10/100 Ethernet. Firmware-embedded manager through front LCD control panel. RAID Management Firmware-embedded manager via RS-232 port. Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM. All system status can be monitored by firmware-embedded Web browser-based RAID manager.
- Page 46 Hardware Installation Guide CineRAID CR-7 RAID Series CR-R724 CR-R716 CR-R712 Model CR- R724FS/D CR-R724SS/D CR- R716FS/D CR- R716SS/D CR- R712FS/D CR- R712SS/D Controller Up to 2 Up to 2 Up to 2 Number Dual core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) 800MHz processor Advanced PCI-Express 3.0 bus...
- Page 47 Appendix C. Specification CR-R724 CR-R716 CR-R712 Model CR- R724FS/D CR-R724SS/D CR- R716FS/D CR- R724FS/D CR-R724SS/D CR- R716FS/D Firmware-embedded Web browser-based RAID manager via built-in 10/100 Ethernet. Firmware-embedded manager through front LCD control panel. RAID Management Firmware-embedded manager via RS-232 port. Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM.
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